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DTSTART:20240522T153000Z
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TRANSP:OPAQUE
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LOCATION:Bridgetown\, Barbados
SUMMARY:ONE Caribbean: A strategy for approaching food insecurity - focus o
 n sustainable freight logistics and trade
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:Trade costs in the region are high\, and the region is challeng
 ed by limited air and maritime transport connectivity\, insufficient port 
 infrastructure\, and high logistics costs.This session will explore two in
 terrelated issues: low connectivity to global shipping networks and high t
 ransaction costs for imports and exports.Programme Moderator:Christopher 
 Persaud\, Transport Specialist\, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Sp
 eakers:Andrew Jackson\, Head of Supply Chain\, World Food Programme (WFP)Z
 era Zheng\, Global Head of Business Resilience Consulting\, MaerskJames Ho
 okham\, Secretary-General and Director\, Global Shippers Forum (GSF)Patric
 k Antoine\, CEO and Technical Officer\, CARICOM Private Sector (CPSO)Rodri
 go Rupérez\, Consultant\, UNCTAD&lt\;p&gt\;Trade costs in the region are 
 high\, and the region is challenged by limited air and maritime transport 
 connectivity\, insufficient port infrastructure\, and high logistics costs
 .&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;This session will explore two interrelated issues:
  low connectivity to global shipping networks and high transaction costs f
 or imports and exports.&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;h4&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;Programme&l
 t\;/strong&gt\;&lt\;/h4&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;&amp\;nbsp\;&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;
 Moderator:&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;Christopher Persaud&lt\;/
 strong&gt\;\, Transport Specialist\, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
 &lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;&amp\;nbsp\;&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;Speakers:&lt\;/p
 &gt\;&lt\;ul&gt\;&lt\;li&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;Andrew Jackson\,&lt\;/strong&
 gt\; Head of Supply Chain\, World Food Programme (WFP)&lt\;/li&gt\;&lt\;li
 &gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;Zera Zheng&lt\;/strong&gt\;\, Global Head of Business
  Resilience Consulting\, Maersk&lt\;/li&gt\;&lt\;li&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;Ja
 mes Hookham&lt\;/strong&gt\;\, Secretary-General and Director\, Global Shi
 ppers Forum (GSF)&lt\;/li&gt\;&lt\;li&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;Patrick Antoine\
 ,&lt\;/strong&gt\; CEO and Technical Officer\, CARICOM Private Sector (CPS
 O)&lt\;/li&gt\;&lt\;li&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;Rodrigo Rupérez&lt\;/strong&gt
 \;\, Consultant\, UNCTAD&lt\;/li&gt\;&lt\;/ul&gt\;\n\nView meeting on unct
 ad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/one-caribbean-strategy-approaching-food
 -insecurity-focus-sustainable-freight-logistics-and
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